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Hundreds of NY Judges Allow Evidence Later Deemed Illegal, Report Finds

September 16th, 2024|

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"Scrutinize Executive Director Oded Oren said trial court judges are supposed to ensure that criminal cases don’t rely on evidence police collected illegally, so officers will be deterred from doing it again in the future. If judges don’t, he said, everyone’s constitutional rights are at risk."
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